The Emotional Meaning of Instrumental Social Support

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-251

  Semmer, Norbert K ^a   Elfering, Achim ^a   Jacobshagen, Nicola ^a   Perrot, Tanja ^a   Beehr, Terry A ^b   Boos, Norbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

emotional support; instrumental support; meaning of support; social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449105686     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.15.3.235     Document Type: Article

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